All Cost Increases Are Passed on to a Firm's Customers

question 32

True/False

All cost increases are passed on to a firm's customers in the form of higher prices.

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Definitions:

Differentiated Products

Goods that are fundamentally similar but are distinguished from each other by characteristics like quality, branding, and features.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by many sellers and buyers, homogeneous products, and the absence of barriers to entry or exit.

Excess Capacity

A situation in which a firm produces less than the maximum output due to lack of demand or strategic choice, leading to underutilized resources.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the number of units produced, representing the cost per unit.